Puncture marker and tube deflater



y 1932- H. c. WES'III'PHAL 1,857,703 I PUNCTURE MARKER AND TUBE DEFLATER Filed May 29, 1931 gmm f1 llomcy Patented May 10, 1932 Y I UNITED STATES PATENT ,OFFICET.

HENRY c. WESTPHAL, OF EL PASO, TEXAS .PUNOTURE MARKER am) TUBEEEELAT R Application filed May 29, 1931. Serial No. 540,973. V V.

This invention relates to a device for markthe point is provided with the lateral holes 6 ing punctures in tubes and for deflating the which communicates with the bore, so that tubes, the general object of the invention bewhen the cap is removed, the air in the tube ing to provide a device which. is adapted to will rapidly escape through the device.

be inserted in a puncture when a tube is in- The device is knurled as shown at 6 to 55 fiated and put in water in order to find out prevent it from slipping in the hands when where the punctures are, whereby all the the same are wet. l I punctures in the tube can be marked by in- I The tube to be repaired is inflated and put' I serting one of these devices in each puncture in water in the usual way in order to ascer- 19 and then by removing a cap from one of the tain where the punctures are located. When 60 devices, the tube will berapidly deflated by a leak is found one of the markers is inthe air exhausting through said device. sorted in the punctureand then'the tube I This invention also consists in certain other further inspected for any other punctures features of construction and in the combinaand if these are found, a device is inserted tion and arrangement of the'several parts, to' in'each one of them. When all the punctures65 be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in have b fo d, a d marked, the'tubeis' the accompanying drawings, and specifically removed from the-water and the cap from one. pointed out in the appended claim. r of the devices is removed so that the air in In describing the invention in detail, refthe tube will escape and then the tube can be go erence will be had to the accompanying draW- repaired in the usual manner, the marker re- '70 i ings wherein like characters denote like or maining in place until the puncturein which corresponding part-s throughout the several it i placed is to be repaired.- views, and in which r The modified form of the'device shown in Figure l is a view of an inflated tube shoW- Fig, 4 is used for small punctures. r ing two of the devices used to mark two It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 75 punctures therein. tion that the advantages and novel features Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. of th i v tion ill .b readily apparent.- Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the cap re- It is to be understoodthat changes may moved. be made in the construction and in the com- 7 Fig. 4 is a view partly in section showing bination and arrangement of the several 0 a modification. parts, provided that such changes fall within I11 these drawings, the numeral 1 indicates th co of th ap ended claim,

the body of the device whichis formed with Having thus described my invention what a threaded reduced top part '2 for receiving I lai a n w i a cap 3 of the type used on valve stems. The A puncture marker and'tube deflater com- 5 body is of substantially conical shape with a i i a b d h i a i t at o end point 4 at its small end. This point is en thereof and a threaded'nipple at the other larged at its center andgradually decreasing nd thereof, the point having an enlarged in thickness to eachend as clearly shown in i t di t portion whereby he same will i 4.0 Fig. 2so that when the point is pushed'into be held in the puncture, said bodyhaving an a Puncture; there is no danger of e device, unobstructed bore passing through the point being forced out of the puncture by the air nd th b d d th threaded nipple, and Pressure in the tubebore Passes a cap threaded on the nipple for closing the through the body, the upper part 2, and the ut r end of the'bore' point 4 and the upper end of the bore is nor- In te ti h f I fli ig t mally closed by the cap 3. 7 HENRY C. VVESTPHAL. a i The modification shown in Fig. 4: has the I body 1 tapering from its upper end to the point with the point slightly enlarged as p i 1; 50 shown at t and in this form of the device, I r 1 e 

